Acronyms Abbreviations: Difference between revisions

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Boy, there sure are a lot of them and you'll see them mentioned often, particularly in relation to powers.

Here's a quick guide to what it all means:

Acronym/Abbreviation	Meaning
Aggro	Aggravation. Enmity. How much the enemy hates you. They'll typically go for the person with the most of this.
AN	All natural. A flaw.
AoE	Area of Effect - An ability that hits multiple targets.
CD	Cooldown - The time before you can use an ability again.
DoT	Damage over Time (may be pluralised, i.e., DoTs or simply dots)
DPS	Damage Per Second (also DPSer to refer to a person using a DPS)
INC	Improved nanite collector. A piece of equipment.
UNC	Ultimate nanite collector. A piece of equipment.

Acronym	Meaning
Mav (Also MAV or mav)	Short for 'Maverick.' Sending a message to the wrong channel.

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 Here's a quick guide to what it all means:
-===Combat related===
+===Mechanics Lingo===
-====Acronyms====
+{| class="wikitable"
-[[AoE]] - Area of Effect
+|-
+! Acronym/Abbreviation
+! Meaning
+|-
+![[Aggro]]
+|Aggravation. Enmity. How much the enemy hates you. They'll typically go for the person with the most of this.
+|-
+![[All natural|AN]]
+|All natural. A flaw.
+|-
+![[AoE]]
+|Area of Effect - An ability that hits multiple targets.
+|-
+![[CD]]
+|Cooldown - The time before you can use an ability again.
+|-
+![[DoT]]
+|Damage over Time (may be pluralised, i.e., DoTs or simply dots)
+|-
+![[DPS]]
+|Damage Per Second (also DPSer to refer to a person using a DPS)
+|-
+![[Improved nanite collector|INC]]
+|Improved nanite collector. A piece of equipment.
+|-
+![[Ultimate nanite collector|UNC]]
+|Ultimate nanite collector. A piece of equipment.
+|}
-[[CD]] - Cool Down
-[[DoT]] - Damage over Time (may be pluralised, i.e., DoTs or simply dots)
+===Social Lingo===
+{| class="wikitable"
-[[DPS]] - Damage Per Second (also DPSer to refer to a person using a DPS)
+|-
+! Acronym
+! Meaning
-====Abbreviations====
+|-
-[[Aggro]] - Aggravation
+![[Mav]] (Also MAV or mav)
+|Short for 'Maverick.' Sending a message to the wrong channel.
+|}
-===Non combat related===
-====Acronyms====
-====Abbreviations====
-[[Mav]] - Also MAV or mav